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2025 UGP Tracks

• Small Grants – 10–15 awards total; $50,000 available

  The UGP Small Grant program will fund approximately $50,000 across 10-15 awards. With that in mind, budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the project. The purpose of the Small Grants program is to support research and creative activity and increase high-quality scholarly output by UM faculty. Funding for new research or creative activity will be prioritized above proposals seeking funding for other purposes, such as to present at conferences.

  Examples of eligible projects include, but are not limited to:

  • Artistic performances, presentations, and commissions
  • Workshops or symposia to directly enhance the PI’s research, creative activity, and career exposure
  • Initiation, completion or expansion of a research project in any field
  • Exhibitions of creative work
  • Book publication projects
  • Demonstrating feasibility of an approach or method
  • Travel to conduct fieldwork or research at a specialized facility, archive, or special collection
• Seed Grants – 3–4 awards total; $50,000 available

  The UGP Seed Grant program will fund approximately $50,000 across 3-4 awards. With that in mind, budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the project. Proposals in any area of research or creative work are welcome.

  Examples of eligible projects include, but are not limited to:

  • Obtaining preliminary data
  • Contributing to the development of a prototype
  • Piloting an art residency program
  • Translating innovative new ideas and products
  • Exploration and development of small projects that would enhance community engagement in the humanities
  • Assessment of pilot data for preliminary planning of an intervention to improve outcomes in health, education, etc.
  • Pilot study to test an intervention
  • Preliminary work to lay the foundation for an external grant proposal in any field of research or creative scholarship
• Career Enhancement Grants – 8–10 awards total; $50,000 available

  The UGP Career Enhancement Grant program will fund approximately $50,000 across 8-10 awards. With that in mind, budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the project.Ìý Applicants are expected to request funding at a level that is appropriate to the scope of their project.

  The primary purpose of this program is to provide support for a career development experience in any area of research and creative scholarship. We aim to develop faculty professional capacity with the goal of increasing faculty success in applying for and receiving extramural funding. Therefore, all Career Enhancement Grants must ultimately benefit research and creative scholarship at UM.

  Examples of eligible projects include, but are not limited to:

  • Mentored experiences that will contribute to the development of your research and creative scholarship capabilities
  • Professional artistic development (residencies, mentorship, career development)
  • Travel to a site to learn a new technique and/or use a unique instrument
  • Attendance at an event centered on intellectual exchange among humanities scholars
  • Purchase of small equipment or software
  • Career exposure that demonstrates the potential for career advancement (e.g., residencies, significant conference presentations)
  • Proposal development support (e.g, external consultants, peer review). Note that UM’s Research Development Office (RDO) provides substantial proposal development support at no cost to you or your department. Prior to submitting a Career Enhancement Grant for proposal development support, please contact the RDO to confirm that yourÌýspecific request is outside their scope.
• Global Research Program (GRP) – 8–10 awards total; $50,000 available

  The UGP Global Research Grant program will fund approximately $50,000 across 8-10 awards. With that in mind, budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the project. Applicants are expected to request funding at a level that is appropriate to the scope of their project.

  International partnerships are essential to comprehensive research and creative scholarship. Transformational global partnerships usually begin with short specific projects aimed at generating longer-term collaborations able to sustain regular interactions and further develop common interests. Therefore, the purpose of the Global Research Program (GRP) is to promote and foster comprehensive internationalization of the 91´ÎÔª through collaborations with international institutions through new and existing global partnerships.

  The project activity must occur outside of the U.S. and in collaboration with international partner(s). Collaboration with UM’s existing Global Partner institutions is encouraged but not required. Collaborations with these existing Global Partner institutions are more likely to attract additional supplemental funding and logistical support from the partner university. Faculty are encouraged to visit UM's International Travel Guidance and the UM Global Engagement Office.